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Saltwater Crocodile-Great White Shark interactions

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"Seriously? Crocodiles have the same coefficient of hydrodynamic efficiency as a marine animals. I wrote about this earlier. The maximum recorded swimming speed of the saltwater crocodile is comparable to the maximum recorded swimming speed of the great white shark, especially if we are talking about large sharks. Crocodiles are really underrated as pelagic swimmers."

Comparable isn't the same as equal, a GWS still can out swim a Croc at top speeds, by 5-10mph while being much more agile in the water and diving deeper, having no need to breath air from the surface is another telling advantage that they'll be able to maintain a higher output since the strain of oxygen depletion isn't something they'll need to worry about.



"Lolong is the largest crocodile ever caught alive, but not the largest recorded crocodile and not even the heaviest crocodile kept in captivity. I know more than 10 skulls of saltwater crocodiles that are larger than the skull of Lolong:"

Lolong is the largest crocodile ever measured from head to tip of the tail, being heaviest is a benefit for a captive creature, they will most likely maintain more weight since they no longer work for food or territory. 
I have also not seen any measurements for Lolongs skull, can you post those please?

Also, I'm taking into account verified weights, if we were to use sharks like these... https://ourplnt.com/largest-great-white-...-recorded/
you are looking at sharks of equal length but 3 times as heavy. 

A shark is a torpedo of mass and teeth, they don't have a long skull, tail and limbs that take away from their true mass while adding length to their HBL. 
There is a reason why GWS constantly weigh more than Crocs, no matter the length. 
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RE: Saltwater Crocodile-Great White Shark interactions - Pckts - 03-05-2019, 12:17 AM



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